Web Hosting Talk : Web Hosting Main Forums : Domain Names : is this legal? http://www.cenion.com

[ALGORYTHM]

i recieved an email this morning asking me if i wanted to purchase a domain name. i already own 'thatdomain.net' and the email asked if i wanted to purchase 'thatdomain.com'. the exact words being:

RE: selling my domain...

Are you perhaps interested in buying THATDOMAIN.COM ?

I'm selling the domain through cenion for $89.95.
If you are interested signup here:
http://www.cenion.com/transfer/1/e/?THATDOMAIN.COM

Jamie

$89.95!!!

a quick whois revealed that domain is not owned by anybody so i decided to purchase it through my regular registrar along with thatdomain.co.uk.

so i've recieved an email from somebody who wants to sell me a domain that they do not own. who is responsible for this practice?

cenion.com or whoever they use to advertise/affilate with?


seems like a very dodgy jammer to me!

[kohashi]

Sounds like a scam to me. Never heard of them.

[Genocide]

It's probably legal unless you own a registered trademark to that name. But it definitely is a scam. Looks like all they're charging you is the price of registration and transfer to your account. But stay away from people like that.

[ALGORYTHM]

but the domain isn't registered. (now it is) they're charging $90 for a $9 domain!


anybody want to purchase www.cenion.net? :p its available only you have to agree to sell it on for $900

[4solutions]

They've been doing this spamming at least since April...

http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showth...ghlight=cenion

In this thread above, cperciva noted that all domains are apparently available at cenion.com at bargain prices:

Originally posted by cperciva
Also note: http://www.cenion.com/transfer/1/a/?MICROSOFT.COM

[kohashi]

lol 4solutions

[Bashar]

Originally posted by 4solutions
They've been doing this spamming at least since April...

http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showth...ghlight=cenion

In this thread above, cperciva noted that all domains are apparently available at cenion.com at bargain prices:

lol i wouldn't mind paying $29 for microsoft.com!

and enjoy the traffic for few days untill they redeem it back